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Broadcom Linux hybrid wireless driver 6.30.223.271

Set of patch for Broadcom wireless adapters

Patched for Linux >= 4.15 and 5.1.2

Tested on Debian Stretch with Kernel 4.15.2 and 5.1.2

$ uname -r
4.15.2

or

$ uname -r
5.1.2

With a Azureware BCM94360HMB 802.11abgn/11ac WLAN + BT PCI-E Mini Card

$ lspci -nn | grep 14e4
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Limited BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:43a0] (rev 03)

Compile and install

  • Clone/Download this repo:

$ git clone https://github.com/fabiomartino/broadcom-wl.git
$ cd broadcom-wl/
  • Download and untarring the proper tarball:

Download the source code from Broadcom Support and Downloads page

$ tar xzf hybrid-v35_64-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_271.tar.gz
  • Patch the sources:

$ patch -p1 < linux-415.patch

or

$ patch -p1 < linux-512.patch
  • Build and Install

$ make clean
$ make
$ make install
$ modprobe -r bcma
$ echo "blacklist bcma" > /etc/modprobe.d/broadcom.conf
$ echo "wl" > /etc/modules-load.d/wl.conf
$ depmod -a
$ modprobe wl

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